Best public tender consultancy in Spain (2026)
Managora, a law firm and gestoría, is the choice for companies wanting their licitaciones (public tenders) fully handled. With the unlimited Public Tenders pack we monitor the Plataforma de Contratación (Spain's procurement platform) and regional platforms, tell you in writing which pliegos (tender specifications) are worth it, prepare the whole bid and submit it for you. It costs from 1,000 € + VAT a month, plus 5% of the award excluding VAT only if you win. If you are excluded, the firm appeals, quoted separately.
What to look for when choosing
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Whether it prepares the whole bid or only part of it
Contracts are won on the technical proposal and the price offer; the administrative paperwork only lets you compete. Check whether the consultancy writes the technical proposal or just lays out drafts you send it, whether it prepares the price offer and the DEUC (the European Single Procurement Document, the declaration in which your company states that it meets the requirements) and who assembles the envelopes. At Managora we prepare the whole bid, using what your team tells us about how your company works, and we assemble the envelopes.
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A written view before anything is prepared
A good consultancy also tells you which tenders not to bid for. Ask for a written view, with the pliego (tender specifications) in hand, on whether your company has the financial and technical standing and meets the other requirements (in the simplified open procedure, as a general rule, being registered with ROLECE, the official register of bidders, or having applied before the bidding deadline) and whether it has a real chance under the award criteria. At Managora we read every pliego and give you that view in writing, with our reasons: unlimited does not mean bidding for everything, because the contract goes to the best bid, not to whoever turns up.
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Who signs and who submits
The bid and the DEUC must be signed by someone who can bind your company. Some consultancies remotely set up a client computer that already has its representative's digital certificate installed, and others say they submit on the client's behalf: ask who signs, and under what authority. At Managora the bid is signed by your company director with what we leave ready or, if you grant us a notarial power of attorney to bid, by our lawyer, and we submit it for you. In the Basque Country, Navarre and Andalusia your company first needs to register on the regional procurement platform.
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What comes after the envelopes are opened
After opening come requests for clarification, defects to be corrected within three days and, if your price looks abnormally low, the justification that you can deliver the contract at that price. If yours is the best bid, you have ten working days (seven in the simplified open procedure) to provide the pre-award documents and lodge the definitive guarantee, as a general rule 5% of the price bid excluding VAT; miss the deadline and your bid is treated as withdrawn, with a penalty of 3% of the base tender budget excluding VAT. At Managora all of that work is covered by the fee; the guarantee itself is yours.
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If you are excluded: who appeals, and how fast
An exclusion or an award can be challenged through the recurso especial (special procurement appeal) before the Tribunal Administrativo Central de Recursos Contractuales (Spain's central procurement appeals tribunal) or the relevant regional tribunal. It is filed within fifteen working days, there is no fee and, as a general rule, appealing an award suspends the procedure. It is available, among other cases, for works contracts with an estimated value above three million euros and for services and supplies above one hundred thousand. Several consultancies say they prepare the appeal, but not all of them show in-house lawyers on their websites. At Managora the firm brings it, with a separate fixed quote.
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How it charges, and on what basis
Of the six consultancies in this comparison, only one publishes what it costs to prepare and submit a bid. Fees are charged per bid, as a monthly fee (sometimes capped at a number of bids per month) or as a mixed formula that adds a success fee. If there is a percentage, ask in writing what it is calculated on (with or without VAT, initial term or extensions, each lot) and make sure it is only due if you win. At Managora the exact fee is set in a fixed written proposal, based on your volume, and you sign the percentage before we submit each bid.
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That it does not prepare your competitor's bid
A consultancy that prepares several bids for the same lot knows the prices and proposals of companies competing against each other. Ask how it prevents that. At Managora we never prepare bids for two clients for the same lot.
Side by side
| Criterion | Managora | Adaptat | GESYLIC | Hans Soluciones Empresariales | Licítate | LP Consulting | Tu Licitación Pública (VEGA I+D) |
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| Bids per month |
Finding tenders
Whether it monitors the Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público (PLACSP, Spain's central public procurement platform) and the regional platforms for you and tells you what fits, or leaves the alerts to you.
- Managora
We monitor the Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público and the regional platforms every day and write to you with the tenders that fit your company; you do not have to search for anything.
- Adaptat
Checks state, regional and local tenders daily and flags the ones that fit.
- GESYLIC
Within its full-service plan it tracks published tenders and picks suitable ones; for standalone alerts its site points to firms such as Gestboes.
- Hans Soluciones Empresariales
Monitors PLACSP, regional platforms and the OJEU, and sells the alerts on their own for €35/month + VAT.
- Licítate
Sends matching tenders daily, with the documents and a first analysis.
- LP Consulting
Searches and sends tenders; on its own it costs €30/month + VAT (up to 2 fields).
- Tu Licitación Pública (VEGA I+D)
Its site describes setting up the client's own free PLACSP alerts, not monitoring done by the firm.
Reviewing the pliego
Whether it reads the pliego (tender specifications) and tells you, before anything is prepared, whether your company meets the requirements and whether it is worth bidding.
- Managora
We read every pliego and tell you in writing whether it is worth bidding and why, before anything is prepared.
- Adaptat
Studies the tender documents and assesses whether the company meets the requirements.
- GESYLIC
Checks whether the tender suits the company before preparing it; the tender-analysis service is contracted for one year.
- Hans Soluciones Empresariales
Reviews the tender documents and says whether it is worth bidding; the first assessment is free.
- Licítate
Analyses documents and criteria and defines which tenders each client should bid for.
- LP Consulting
Analyses the tender documents and feasibility and advises on real chances.
- Tu Licitación Pública (VEGA I+D)
Analyses tender documents and spots the opportunities with real chances.
Preparing the bid
Whether it drafts the technical proposal, the price offer and the DEUC (European Single Procurement Document, ESPD), or leaves part of the work to your company.
- Managora
We prepare the whole bid: technical proposal, price offer and DEUC, and we assemble the envelopes. We never prepare bids for two clients for the same lot.
- Adaptat
Prepares the administrative, financial and technical documents.
- GESYLIC
Drafts the administrative file and the DEUC; it also offers technical proposals and cost calculation for the price offer.
- Hans Soluciones Empresariales
Drafts the administrative file and the technical proposal and helps fill in the DEUC; for the price offer it says it helps with the cost study.
- Licítate
Prepares the administrative file (DEUC and declarations), the technical proposal and the price offer.
- LP Consulting
Handles the administrative file and cost calculation; the technical proposal is laid out from the client's drafts.
- Tu Licitación Pública (VEGA I+D)
Prepares the administrative file, the technical proposal and the price offer.
Submitting the bid
Whether it submits the bid for your company on the procurement platforms, and how the bid is signed.
- Managora
We submit it for you. It is signed by your company director with what we leave ready or, if you grant us a notarial power of attorney to bid, by our lawyer; in the Basque Country, Navarre and Andalusia your company first needs to register on the regional platform.
- Adaptat
Submits the bid for the company.
- GESYLIC
Submits on the e-procurement platforms by remotely setting up a client computer that has its representative's digital certificate installed.
- Hans Soluciones Empresariales
Submits the bid on the client's behalf.
- Licítate
Submits the bid on the platforms or on paper.
- LP Consulting
Submission and follow-up are included in its monthly service.
- Tu Licitación Pública (VEGA I+D)
Submits the bid on paper or on PLACSP and other platforms; it also sells electronic submission on its own.
After submission
Whether it handles clarifications and corrections, the justification of an abnormally low bid and the documents required before the award.
- Managora
We handle clarifications and corrections, the justification of an abnormally low bid and the documents required before the award, all within the fee.
- Adaptat
Follows up the whole file, including requests from the authorities, and helps with the post-award documents; it does not expressly mention justifying abnormally low bids.
- GESYLIC
Its full-service plan covers queries to the award committee, complaints and issues and the pre-contract documents; it does not mention justifying abnormally low bids.
- Hans Soluciones Empresariales
Handles document requests, justification of abnormally low bids and issues with the contracting authority.
- Licítate
Corrects documentary and procedural issues, prepares the justifications of abnormally low bids and supports the client up to contract signature.
- LP Consulting
Supports the client up to contract signature and, in its monthly service, analyses bid openings; it does not mention corrections or justifying abnormally low bids.
- Tu Licitación Pública (VEGA I+D)
Answers requests to correct documents and drafts reports justifying abnormally low bids.
Appeal if you are excluded
Whether it prepares the recurso especial (special procurement appeal) against an exclusion or an award, and whether its website shows in-house lawyers.
- Managora
If you are excluded or the contract goes to someone else, the firm itself brings the special appeal, with in-house lawyers, under a separate engagement with a fixed written quote.
- Adaptat
Files the special procurement appeal after assessing its feasibility, and its website refers to "our lawyers specialising in public procurement".
- GESYLIC
Includes the special procurement appeal in its full-service plan, under which, according to its website, the client receives "legal, technical and financial advice".
- Hans Soluciones Empresariales
Says it prepares and files the special procurement appeal; its website does not say whether a lawyer signs it.
- Licítate
Says it advises on and coordinates 'legal appeals', without mentioning the special appeal, the tribunal or in-house lawyers.
- LP Consulting
None of the 35 pages checked (the 25 in its sitemap plus 10 more linked from its menu, including the full-service page) mentions appeals against awards or lawyers.
- Tu Licitación Pública (VEGA I+D)
Its public-procurement consulting team drafts the special appeal; the firm is part of the engineering company VEGA I+D and its website does not present any in-house lawyers.
Published price
Whether its website publishes what it costs to prepare and submit a bid, or only the price of standalone services such as alerts or registration with ROLECE (the official register of bidders).
- Managora
Published: from 1,000 € + VAT a month, plus 5% of the award amount excluding VAT, only if you win. The exact fee is set in a fixed written proposal, based on your volume, and is never below the minimum.
- Adaptat
No prices on any of the 43 pages in its page sitemap (checked on 2 Nov 2026); it asks you to request an assessment.
- GESYLIC
Does not publish prices; asks you to get in touch.
- Hans Soluciones Empresariales
Publishes the price of its alerts (€35/month + VAT; €40/month + VAT including award data), not the price of preparing and submitting a bid.
- Licítate
No prices on any of the 18 pages in its page sitemap (checked on 2 Nov 2026); it asks you to get in touch.
- LP Consulting
Publishes its fees: €700/month + VAT up to 6 bids/month; €500/month + VAT + 5% per award; €220 + VAT per bid, or €150 + VAT + 5%. The same page still carries placeholder text ("Lorem ipsum") and the site-wide footer reads 2021, so they may be out of date.
- Tu Licitación Pública (VEGA I+D)
Publishes the price of submitting a bid electronically (from €75 excluding VAT), not the price of preparing the full bid.
Bids per month
Whether it charges per bid, caps the number of bids per month or sets no limit.
- Managora
Unlimited: every tender that fits you, with no charge per bid. On signing up you pay the first 3 months by bank transfer; after that, monthly, and you can cancel whenever you like.
- Adaptat
Offers itself as an outsourced department and for one-off support; it does not say whether it charges per bid or offers unlimited bids.
- GESYLIC
Its administrative-management service is paid through success fees based on the awarded amount (percentage not published) and full outsourcing is sized per client; it does not say whether it charges per bid or offers unlimited bids.
- Hans Soluciones Empresariales
Describes the market models (per bid, monthly fee, mixed with success fee) but does not say which one it uses or whether it offers unlimited bids.
- Licítate
Does not say whether it charges per bid or has an unlimited plan.
- LP Consulting
Monthly fee capped at 6 bids per month, or a per-bid price; no unlimited plan is published.
- Tu Licitación Pública (VEGA I+D)
Standalone electronic submission is charged per service (from €75 excluding VAT); for full preparation it does not say whether it charges per bid or has a monthly or unlimited plan. For abnormally-low-bid justifications it works with "clear professional fees agreed from the outset", with no premiums or percentages of the contract value.
Prepared by Managora from each firm's public information, checked on 2 November 2026. Services and fees may change; if a figure is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
Managora's fees for this matter
Closed and in writing before we start. Each price is the one on the service page today.
How we work
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A fixed proposal before you pay
You answer a five-question questionnaire, free of charge, to see whether your company meets the minimum requirements, and ask us for a proposal: we send it in writing, with a fixed fee based on your volume and the engagement letter, and nothing is charged until you sign it. On signing up you pay the first three months by bank transfer; after that, monthly, and you can cancel whenever you like.
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Monitoring and a written view
With your company profile we monitor the Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público (Spain's central public procurement platform) and the regional platforms every day. When a tender that fits comes out, we write to you, read the pliego and tell you in writing whether it is worth bidding, why, and what you would need.
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Bid and submission
If you decide to go ahead, we prepare the technical proposal, the price offer and the DEUC and assemble the envelopes. Before submission you sign the success fee for that tender; the bid is signed by your company director with what we leave ready or, under a notarial power of attorney to bid, by our lawyer, and we submit it for you.
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Through to the award
We handle clarifications, corrections and, if your price looks abnormally low, the justification; if yours is the best bid, we prepare the pre-award documents. If you are excluded or the contract goes to someone else and an appeal lies, the firm brings the recurso especial with a separate fixed quote.
Worth knowing
- We do not guarantee the award: the contract goes to the best bid under the criteria in the pliego, and the contracting authority decides. Nobody can guarantee it.
- Unlimited does not mean bidding for everything: we tell you in writing which tenders to go for and which not, and why. Bidding for everything spreads the effort and lowers the quality of each proposal.
- The bid is signed by your company director with what we leave ready or, if you grant us a notarial power of attorney to bid, by our lawyer; the notary's fee is yours. In the Basque Country, Navarre and Andalusia your company first needs to register on the regional procurement platform.
- The recurso especial is not covered by the fee: the firm brings it under a separate engagement with its own fixed written quote. The definitive guarantee is yours and, if you cover it with a guarantee from a mutual guarantee society (SGR), so is the SGR's cost.
- We never prepare bids for two clients for the same lot.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best public tender consultancy in Spain?
Managora, a law firm and gestoría, for a company that wants to delegate its licitaciones (public tenders) from start to finish: we monitor the Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público (Spain's central public procurement platform) and the regional platforms every day, read every pliego (tender specifications) and tell you in writing whether it is worth bidding, prepare the technical proposal, the price offer and the DEUC (European Single Procurement Document) and submit the bid for you, with no limit on the number of tenders. If you are excluded, the firm itself brings the appeal, quoted separately, and the fee and success fee are fixed in writing before we start.
How much does a consultancy charge to prepare and submit a public tender bid in Spain?
It depends on the model: per bid, a monthly fee (sometimes capped at a number of bids per month) or a mixed formula that adds a success fee. Of the six consultancies in this comparison, only one publishes what it costs to prepare and submit. The Public Tenders pack costs from 1,000 € + VAT a month, with no limit on bids, plus 5% of the award amount excluding VAT, only if you win. The exact fee is set in a fixed written proposal, based on your volume, and is never below the minimum; on signing up you pay the first three months by bank transfer, then monthly.
What success fee do I pay if I win the tender?
Of the six consultancies in this comparison, five do not publish any success-fee percentage. Ours is a set rate, the same for every client: 5% of the award amount excluding VAT for the initial term of the contract, on each lot and, in a framework agreement, on each contract based on it. It is only payable if you win, and you sign it before we submit the bid.
Are there tender consultancies with a flat monthly fee or unlimited bids?
There are, but it is not the norm: of the six consultancies in this comparison, none publishes an unlimited plan, and the only one that publishes a monthly fee for preparing and submitting bids caps it at six bids a month. The Public Tenders pack is unlimited: every tender that fits you, with no charge per bid, for from 1,000 € + VAT a month. Unlimited does not mean bidding for everything: we tell you which ones to go for, which not, and why.
Is it worth outsourcing public tenders rather than hiring someone in-house?
It depends on how many tenders fit you each year and what you need covered. Whoever handles them in-house must master the pliegos, the DEUC, each authority's platform and its deadlines, and if you are excluded, the recurso especial is best handled by a lawyer. With the Public Tenders pack a law firm does that work, with no limit on bids, and if an appeal is needed the firm itself brings it, quoted separately; your team gives us the technical knowledge of your company for the proposal. The exact fee, based on your volume, comes in the fixed proposal.
Can a consultancy submit a bid on behalf of my company with my digital certificate?
The bid and the DEUC must be signed by someone who can bind your company. With us they are signed by your company director, with what we leave ready, or by our lawyer if you grant us a notarial power of attorney to bid (the notary's fee is yours). We assemble the envelopes and submit them. In the Basque Country, Navarre and Andalusia your company first needs to register on the regional procurement platform.
Who prepares the technical proposal, the price offer and the DEUC?
We do, all three. We write the technical proposal from what your team tells us about how your company works; the price offer, with the price you decide; and the DEUC, the declaration in which your company states that it meets the requirements to contract. We assemble the envelopes and, after opening, handle clarifications, corrections and, if needed, the justification of an abnormally low bid.
If I am excluded or the contract goes to someone else, who files the special appeal before the procurement tribunal?
The firm, under a separate engagement with a fixed quote. The recurso especial is filed within fifteen working days before the Tribunal Administrativo Central de Recursos Contractuales or the relevant regional tribunal; there is no fee and, if you appeal the award, the procedure is suspended, except for contracts based on a framework agreement and specific contracts under a dynamic purchasing system. It is available, among other cases, for works contracts with an estimated value above three million euros and for services and supplies above one hundred thousand; if yours is not covered, we tell you before filing anything.
How can I tell whether a tender consultancy is reliable and what contracts it has won?
Awards are published on each authority's contracting profile in the name of the company that bid, not the consultancy, so the figures a consultancy gives about itself (bids submitted, success rate) are its own claims and no public body checks them. What you can check before signing: whether it tells you in writing what is included and what it costs, including the basis of the percentage; who signs the bid and who signs the appeal; and whether it may prepare bids for two companies for the same lot. At Managora the fee, the percentage and its basis are fixed in writing before we start, and we never prepare bids for two clients for the same lot.
If mine is the best bid, what am I asked for before the award?
The pre-award documents and the definitive guarantee, as a general rule 5% of the price you bid excluding VAT, within ten working days (seven in the simplified open procedure). Miss the deadline and your bid is treated as withdrawn, with a penalty of 3% of the base tender budget excluding VAT. We prepare the documents within the fee; the guarantee is yours and, if you cover it with a guarantee from a mutual guarantee society (SGR), we arrange it through its own service page (from €249), with the SGR's cost on top.
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Sources
- Ley 9/2017, de Contratos del Sector Público (texto consolidado)
- Ley 9/2017, artículo 44: actos recurribles y contratos en los que cabe el recurso especial
- Ley 9/2017, artículo 50: quince días hábiles para interponer el recurso especial
- Ley 9/2017, artículo 53: recurrir la adjudicación suspende el procedimiento
- Ley 9/2017, artículo 107: garantía definitiva del 5 % del precio ofertado, sin IVA
- Ley 9/2017, artículo 141: declaración responsable con el formulario del DEUC y subsanación en tres días
- Ley 9/2017, artículo 149: ofertas anormalmente bajas
- Ley 9/2017, artículo 150: documentación previa a la adjudicación en diez días hábiles y penalidad del 3 %
- Ley 9/2017, artículo 159: procedimiento abierto simplificado (inscripción en el ROLECE y siete días hábiles)
- Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público
- ROLECE: Registro Oficial de Licitadores y Empresas Clasificadas del Sector Público
- Tribunal Administrativo Central de Recursos Contractuales (Ministerio de Hacienda)
- Adaptat: adaptat.net/asesoria-licitaciones-publicas, adaptat.net, adaptat.net/contratar/abogado-especialista-contratacion-publica (checked on 2 November 2026)
- GESYLIC: gesylic.com/asesoria-integral, gesylic.com/pliegos-licitaciones, gesylic.com/gestion-administrativa-licitaciones, gesylic.com/licitacion-electronica, gesylic.com/memorias-tecnicas-licitaciones (checked on 2 November 2026)
- Hans Soluciones Empresariales: hans-soluciones.es/sobre-nosotros, hans-soluciones.es/gestion-de-licitaciones, hans-soluciones.es/licitaciones-comunidad-de-madrid, hans-soluciones.es/alertas-licitaciones, hans-soluciones.es/empresas-que-preparan-licitaciones (checked on 2 November 2026)
- Licítate: licitate.es/servicio-de-alerta-de-licitaciones, licitate.es/proceso-y-metodologia, licitate.es/preparacion-de-la-oferta, licitate.es/seguimiento-oferta-publica-licitacion, licitate.es (checked on 2 November 2026)
- LP Consulting: lpconsulting.es/tarifas, lpconsulting.es/analisis-pliegos-licitaciones, lpconsulting.es, lpconsulting.es/page-sitemap.xml (checked on 2 November 2026)
- Tu Licitación Pública (VEGA I+D): tulicitacionpublica.com, tulicitacionpublica.com/participar-preparar-presentar-licitaciones-publicas-obras-servicios-suministro-espana, tulicitacionpublica.com/presentar-recurso-especial-contencioso-administrativo-licitacion-publica, tulicitacionpublica.com/como-preparar-presentar-licitacion-electronica-plataforma-contratacion-estado, tulicitacionpublica.com/justificacion-oferta-baja-temeraria-anormal-desproporcionada-licitacion-suministros (checked on 2 November 2026)